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WALKING FESTIVAL LAUNCH AT NEWPORT QUAY

Newport Quay and the River Medina.
Newport Quay and the River Medina.
New High Sheriff Alan Titchmarsh officially launches the Isle of Wight Walking Festival, this Saturday. 

Organisers are promising dozens of walks across two weeks in May. This year’s first walk is Riverfest, celebrating the Island’s waterways.  It gets underway on Newport Quay, at midday.